Chapter 7: Meet Hana
Hanataro and Rose walked through the giant library doors and past the sleeping librarian at the reception desk. After her conversation with her Zanpakuto, Rose had left the eighth and had walked to meet Hanataro. Rose had decided not to bring her Zanpakuto with her said it colourful and shining sheath would like bring unwanted attention from passers-by. Hanataro had promised Rose that he would introduce her to his sister who had just returned from a month long assignment in the world of the living. Rose was curious and excited to meet this girl as hopefully they would have thing in common to talk about. According to Hanataro his sister Hana was an unseated officer in the thirteenth division and like Rose had a love for history, especially living world history. The library in the Seireitei was huge, with shelves upon shelves crammed with books ranging from 'A History of the Gotei 13' to 'A Traditional Japanese Meal: a guide to cooking traditional meals'. Rose mouth hung slightly as she quickly studied the books they passed.
"What is up there?" asked Rose while pointing at the staircase that lead up to the second floor.
"The second floor of the library is for seated officers and above only. You must be a seated officer or above in order to read the books on that floor" answered Hanataro. Rose sighed, the library was exactly like the one in her old high school, the seniors had their own personal space in the library which contained book labelled as 'unsuitable' for the lower grades. However, unlike in her old high school, the upper level of the library seemed much more sinister and exciting and made Rose itch to go up and read some of those books. In her opinion no knowledge is as sweat and enticing as forbidden knowledge.
"There is even a special Taicho section where only Taicho level Shinigami or higher can enter. Apparently it is concealed by a strong Kido that only a Taicho level or above can de-activate. I have heard that it contains books full of powerful kido spells" continued Hanataro as he led Rose down a flight of steps. This library in Rose's opinion was starting to sound an awful lot like Hogwarts, with secret rooms and forbidden floors. It was all rather exciting.
After descending even more stairs they arrived at the bottom floor of the library. Rose noted that this section of the library was rarely used as it was covered in dust. The lights above them were in dire need of a clean and in some cases a new light bulb. The books on the shelves were few and in bad condition. Picking up a discarded lamb on the floor Hanataro guided Rise through the bookshelves and away from the staircase, while brushing cobwebs out the way.
"Nobody comes down here, it is full of books published in the world of the living. Most of the books here used to belong to Shinigami who gifted them to the library. Nobody comes down here apart from Hana. I don't think many people know it even exists" explained Hanataro.
Rose walked over to one of the shelves and pulled out a book. It was Moby Dick and by the looks of it a first edition. A book like this would have been worth thousands in London, yet here it lay all alone in the reject section of the library collecting dust.
"It is a shame" murmured Rose to nobody in particular.
"My sister would have agreed with you" replied Hanataro with a smile. Eventually after more walking they reached a battered looking door. Slowly Hanataro opened it to reveal a room decorated in dark wood panelling and flooring with deep red sofas and chairs scattered around small coffee tables. The room was lit up by several small table lights. The décor made Rose think of an old English study. In a corner sat a girl with long, waist length black hair and looked almost identical to Hanataro.
"Hana" said Hanataro, "This is Rose. I mentioned her yesterday and I thought you might like to meet her".
Hana looked up and smiled when she saw Rose, "Hello, I am Hana Yamada from the thirteenth division. It is a pleasure to meet you". She had a very small and shy voice and Rose really had to strain her ears in order to hear her.
"Hi, I'm Rose Bentley, a human currently forced to live under the same roof as everybody in the eighth division." Hana smiled and laughed slightly at Roses introduction. Rose walked up to Hana and sat down in one of the chairs facing Hana. She noticed that Hana was reading a book on Winston Churchill. Finally, thought Rose, a person I could potential y have a good conversation about history with.
"I hear you just got back from the world of the living. Where were you stationed if I may ask" asked Rose in the hopes of breaking the silence which had descended in the room.
"I was stationed in a city called New York for one month. It was an interesting place. The building are so big, and the city is larger than the Seireitei. I had lots of fun" replied Hana with a smile on her face as she remembered her fun times.
"New York! I have always wanted to go to there. Tell me all about it. What did you do?" cried Rose practically jumping up and down with excitement.
Hana smiled at Rose and discarded her book on the table next to her. "I mainly just fought hollows, but I did work in a shop called Macy's during the day. I never really saw New York during the day, but I saw an awful lot of it at night while I was hunting hollows. It really is a beautiful city".
"So lucky" murmured Rose with envy written all over her face.
Hana smiled, "Where are you from Rose Bentley?"
"Me? I am originally from Scotland but I live in London."
The rest of the time was spend chatting about the things they had done and the books they had read. Hanataro was not kidding when he said that Hana loved to read. Rose was finding it difficult to find a book published in the world of the living that Hana had not read. They then talked about living world history, but unlike Rose who was fascinated by Asian history, Hana was more interested in 20th European history. They talked and talked for hours, without running out of things to talk about. They only left the confines of the library when Hana suggested they go find dinner. Together they found a nice little ramen shop where they both devoured bowls of ramen. Well Hana devoured her bowl while Rose struggled to eat with chop sticks…again. Rose, whose first encounter with Japanese food had been disastrous, loved the ramen.
"I don't mean to be rude Rose but….you have the most terrible table manners I have ever seen." Said Hana with a shy look on her face.
Rose laughed. "You know that is exactly what Kyoraku Taicho said at lunch today. I mean it is really not my fault. I have never used chop sticks in my life." The two of them giggled as Rose tried and failed to pick up a piece of food.
They talked some more, but this time mostly about pop culture. Rose discovered that they both like listening to main stream music, however, Rose generally preferred to listen to old school rock. She nearly had a heart attack when Hana said that she had never heard of old school rock before.
"Wait you have never listen to rock at all?" Asked Rose, her mouth agape.
"No…is that a bad thing?" replied Hana with a look of worry on her face.
"Not really…I mean I find rock better than main stream music but that I just me. Hey tell you want tomorrow I will bring my phone and I can sample you some rock." Suggested Rose with a smile on her face.
"That sounds nice."
The two of them left and together walked through the deserted streets of the Seireitei. They were just rounding a corner when they bumped into a man with spikey red hair and tattoos on his face.
"Hey watch it! Oh hi Hana…and who are you?" asked the man.
"Oh hi Renji…sorry we did not see you there…and this is Rose Bentley. She is the human. You know the one that everybody is talking about." Answered Hana.
Rose blushed and looked away. It was rather disconcerting knowing that everybody was talking about her.
"Oh a human? Like Ichigo. Hey do you know Ichigo Kurosaki?" Asked Renji while staring at Rose.
"No sorry…I'm Rose Bentley nice to meet you." Answered Rose while extending her hand out to Renji.
Renji looked at her hand I curiosity before he shock it. "I was just wondering because Ichigo is also from the world of the living."
"She is not from Karakura town Renji but from a city called London…it all sounds like a really exciting place." Said Hana with a look on wonder on her face.
"London? I never heard of it…oh well I best be on my way, the eighth is hosting a drinking party."
"The eight? That is where we were heading. Rose is staying there for the time being." Explained Hana at Renji's curious look.
"The eight? Well who would have known? Well for your sake I advise that you stay away from the Taicho. He is a very honourable man but he is a notorious womanizer."
Rose was shocked by Renji's words. "A womanizer?"
"Yes. Rumour has it that he sleeps with a different woman every night. But don't underestimate him. He is a Taicho for a reason. And one of the oldest at that." Said Renji while looking at Rose.
"Why are you telling me this?" Asked Rose while looking at Renji with a questioning look.
"Well don't take this the wrong way but you look like the sort of woman Kyoraku Taicho would bed." Answered Renji. "I am not saying that you are a slut….just that you…well…you are rather beautiful." Continued Renji in response to Rose's outraged look. "I just…well…I just wanted to warn you."
Rose smiled. "Thank you mister." She had the idea that maybe she could trust this man.
"Not a problem…Oh I forgot to introduce myself…I am Renji Abarai, Squad 6 Fukutaicho."
"It is a pleasure to meet you."
The three of them continued walking and when they reached the eight division main gates Renji bit them goodbye.
Rose turned to Hana who had remained quiet during most of the walk to the eight division.
"Was what Abarai Fukutaicho saying true?" Asked Rose.
"About Kyoraku Taicho…Yes…so please be careful around him. I don't want to see you get hurt."
Rose smiled and gave Hana a brief hug. "Thank you for looking out for me."
Hana smiled and bit Rose goodnight. The two had promised to meet the next day in the library.
Rose was just walking past the administrative building when she walked into Shunsui. There was a faint smell of Sake on him but he did not look drunk.
"Well good evening beautiful Rose fancying coming to the drinking party. It is in your honour."
"No thank you…sir…and please don't call me beautiful." Mumbled Rose while staring at the floor. She was still mortified by what she had said at lunch.
"Come on we can't have a drinking party without the guest of honour." Shunsui wrapped him arm around Rose's waist at tried to drive her in the direction of the party. Rose spun around and slapped Shunsui across the face, all the while screaming in fear. Images of man touching her in unwanted places swam through Rose mind making her fell sick. A cross between fear and anger swam across her eyes as she stared at a shocked Shunsui.
Slowly Shunsui ran his hand up and down the cheek Rose had just slapped. His heart clenched at the sight of Rose, chest rising and falling quickly and fear in her eyes. "Rose…"
"Stay away from me!" whispered Rose quietly. The fear in her heart was choking her.
Shunsui made to move towards her put Rose turned on her heal and ran down the corridor to her room, tears in her eyes.
After slamming the door behind her, Rose climbed into her bed and cuddled blue bunny close to her chest. The bunny was a safety blanket for Rose in moments like these. A few minutes later, after she had calmed down Rose realised the seriousness of the situation. She had just attacked another person and would surely be punished for it. But Rose did not let that thought linger on her mind for too long.
Rose removed her Shihakushō and climbed into her pyjamas. In the dark of her room she contemplated her first day. The lessons had been downright brutal and she was not looking forward to them, especially her zanjutsu classes. Although the classes had seriously dampened her day, Rose was content to having been introduced to Hana. She was a sweet girl who was never had anything negative to say about anything, and when talking about a subject that interested her, she would discuss it with a passion that was difficult to rival. Rose knew and hoped that the two of them would become close friends, they had so much in common. Gently light Rose slide her hand across her Zanpakuto. She could feel a small humming sound coming from her Zanpakuto. Her Zanpakuto was pretty and she loved it, but it was also very flashy and would attract attention. She knew that the next day she would have to carry it around and its sparkly nature would attract eyes for sure. At that moment Rose made a promise to herself, one that she was going to regret later on.
"I will save my soul and train to be able to wield you if it is the most painful and last thing I do" murmured Rose before she drifted off to sleep.
It was dark outside and many people had already gone home for the evening, or out to the bars, but Nanao remained in the office finishing off all the paperwork that had been piling on her desk. Shunsui had asked her to train Rose in kido and hand to hand combat which meant that she had to give up two hours a day in order to do it. Normally Nanao would have been furious, giving up two hours a day to train somebody meant that she would have to stay and extra two hours in the office finishing all the paperwork. However, Shunsui had promised to do an hour if not more of paperwork a day in order to compensate so it was all balancing out sort of. Nanao smiled at the memory of that morning when she went to wake Shunsui up and remind him of their little deal. Shunsui look of horror was comical and Nanao regretted not having a camera with her at the time. Most people thought that Shunsui and Nanao had a romantic or a potential romantic relationship going on when in reality it was a paternal one. Nanao had known Shunsui since she was a little girl and the thought of thinking about him as something other than a father figure was beyond her. Yes Shunsui teased and flirted with her, but Shunsui teased and flirted with everybody. No their relationship was one of close friendship where one looked after the over.
The door to the office opened and Shunsui walked in.
"What was all noise outside a few minutes ago?" asked Nanao with an accusatory look at Shunsui.
"My Nanao-Chan! What are you still doing in the office?" exclaimed Shunsui.
"Finishing paperwork, but I am on the last document so I will be finished very soon. You still have not answered my question" answered Nanao without lifting her eyes from her paperwork. Shunsui walked over and perched himself on the edge of Nanao's desk.
"I met Rose in the corridor and I tried to convince her to come to the drinking party but she panic and ran away. Nanao I think something serious is bothering her." Nanao looked up at Shunsui and was shocked by the look of concern and hurt on his face.
"What did you do Taicho?" asked Nanao.
"Nothing…well I put why arm around her and she panicked…I think she hates physical contact and has trust issues [probably all stemming from an abusing past." Said Shunsui with a hard look on his face.
Nanao pushed Shunsui off her desk and then whacked him on the head with a book. "You idiot! If she has issues with physical contact then why did you touch her?!"
"Ow Nanao-Chan that really hurt. And I did not now she would reacted like that." Mumbled Shunsui more to himself than anybody else.
"React how?" Asked Nanao.
"Well let's just say that she hits just as hard as you."
Nanao smiled…she was starting to warm towards Rose. There was a pause in which Nanao filled out a form. "Taicho…if Rose is really this edgy when it comes to physically contact and if you are right in your deduction then you must leave her alone….we don't want to cause her more stress."
Shunsui laughed darkly. "I will try but you know how I am when I see a beautiful girl hurting."
Nanao sighed. "Well then promise me that you will not push her too hard." Shunsui chuckled darkly. He was going to find out about Rose's dark past no matter what.
Shunsui got up off the floor and went to lean against Nanao's desk.
"You know how I hate it when you over work yourself" said Shunsui in a serious tone.
"I am nearly finished and might I say that if you had not signed me up to teach our new addition to the division for two hours a day I would have finished my work ages ago" pointed out Nanao still filling out the form.
"So how I is darling Rose fairing out?" asked Shunsui in an interested tone. He was curious to see how Rose's first day of training had gone. But more importantly he wanted to know about her potential skills.
"I gave her a basic talk on how to summon and control the flow of reiatsu in her body and release it during her Kido lesson. She was successful in summoning reiatsu to her hands and feet which leads me to believe that she will have a knack for kido when she fully develops her skills. I then took her to the indoor training rooms and we spared so that I could judge her level of hand to hand combat. She is physically weak but she has a good basis for defence. I believe that she was taught how to defend herself in the past. Her offensive style of fighting is messy and seems to be a bit restrained leads me to believe that she knows how to fight but is unwilling to do so. Her defensive skills are impeccable if a little weak but enough to defend herself" said Nanao as she signed her initials at the bottom of the report and then placed it on the complete pile. "I am not sure how her Zanjutsu class went but when I talked to lady Koru about it she seemed adamant that Rose had no skill in wielding a katana or the potential of ever possessing it." finished Nanao looking Shunsui straight in the eye.
"I see" murmured Shunsui while tipping his hat down to cover his eyes.
"Sir, may I ask why you are so attached to this girl. You have never shown any interest in the training of a new recruit" asked Nanao. Nanao had never seen or heard of Shunsui ever taking direct interest in a new recruit, even a beautiful new one, ever. This girl was special to him and she wanted to know why.
"How cruel of my Nanao-Chan to say that I do not care about the welfare of my division's new recruits. But you are right, I am attached to Rose and I do not know why. She has a sort of beautify and elegance that is rarely seen in woman….I am transfixed by her." said Shunsui a little more serious than Nanao would have thought possible. Nanao looked down at her hands and with a sigh rose to her feet and walked around the desk to where Shunsui was standing.
"There is more to it, isn't there Sir? And don't think you can hide it from me, I know you too well for that" said Nanao.
"I feel a need to protect her. I have never had such a strong urge to protect someone in my life" replied Shunsui in a quiet tone. Nanao stared at Shunsui flabbergasted. Was he really growing that attached to Rose? Nanao thought of the possibilities of having a woman at her disposal that could make Shunsui bend to every whim. The amount of paperwork completed by him would be extensive.
"I don't really know how to help you Sir but I will personally keep an eye out for her while you are busy with the Shadow Crawler investigation" said Nanao in a kind tone.
"Thank you Nanao that would be helpful. Also Nanao could you make sure Rose eats in the morning. According to her portfolio she is underweight. You will find that her weight is the reason why she is weak" asked Shunsui.
"Of course Sir. It is late Sir. Goodnight"
"Goodnight Nanao-Chan"
And with a small bow Nanao left her Taicho in the office. Shunsui watched Nanao go before breathing deeply. He could always rely on Nanao for help. With a content smile Shunsui walked off to his quarters and the bottle of sake that awaited him.
Ukitake lay down on his pile of pillows and stared at the ceiling of his bedroom. His could not sleep as his mind was too busy focusing on the meeting he had had earlier with Toushiro and Shunsui concerning Shadow Crawler. According to the 2nd division, Shadow Crawler was last seen in Northern district 45 of the Rukongai but that was two day ago. After that he had vanished without a trace. The Northern district 45 of the Rukongai were known Shinigami haters and over the past few years Shinigami had gone missing in that area. The 2nd division also reported that several children had gone missing, all with reiatsu. This information led Shunsui, Toushiro and himself to assume that the resent kidnaping of children and the disappearance of Shinigami were linked. However, they lacked evidence to prove their assumptions were correct. What they did know was that the number of disappearances in the north 45 district suggested that Shadow Crawler was working alongside someone. The sheer number of people disappearing was too great for one person's doing, they would need help. The question was whether Shadow Crawler was leading the operation of whether he was a subordinate. If he was only a subordinate then there must be a being out there more terrible and powerful than Shadow Crawler, a feat that made Ukitake uncomfortable. What confused Ukitake, Shunsui and Toushiro the most was where Rose fit into the picture? Shadow Crawler needed her for something, but what was it? Again Ukitake did not want to find out.
Shadow Crawler sighed and stared down a narrow metal corridor with twenty metal door aligning it. The Shinigami were on their trail which had forced them to move to their base in the 65 district in the north Rukongai. In their hurry to leave their former base they had left one of the children behind, a small girl of nine years old with reiatsu. She was classed as collateral damage in the eyes of Master because her level of reiatsu was too low for what he had planned. And as Shadow Crawler had pointed out, they needed a free cell for when they captured Rose.
For the time being his plan was going smoothly. Fire Dancer had successfully stolen the Reiatsu depleter without the 12th division arousing suspicion. All they needed to do now was wait for the perfect moment to grab Rose and then his plan would be a success.
Rose stood in a musty smelling room with cheap furniture and bedding. She was wearing a small tight leather dress and no underwear. The metal shackles were heavy in her small black bag which was sitting in her lap. Her hair was piled high on her head and she was wearing enough make up to put models to shame. She was waiting for her client, a wealthy business tycoon who had made his fortune selling oil. The man was cruel and Rose hated him, loathed him, whenever he was in the room every atom her existence screamed at him to leave.
The door to the room opened and in walked a man with short black greasy hair and a huge belly. This man always wore a too tight suit which overemphasized his grotesque features and made him sweaty all over his body. Quickly Rose knelt down on the floor and lowered her gaze in a subservient pose.
"I am honoured that you picked me to be your servant for tonight sir" said Rose in a dead tone. One of the things she and all the other sex slaves had to do was thank their client for purchasing them for the night. It was done to increase their humiliation.
"My, my, aren't we a pretty one. Your Master was not joking when he said that you had grown quite pretty. How old are you?" asked the man.
"Twelve" said Rose firmly. Her past experience with this man had taught her to never whisper or stutter, it would only give him the satisfaction of knowing that she was scared. But Rose was scared of him, scared of his brutality and cruelty towards her. In his eyes she was just a worthless toy to be used how he wanted and then discarded at the end. And the worst part was that Rose believed him, she was worthless, a worthless whore and an object.
"Such a beautiful age, where the mind and body are so tender…you know what to do" said the Man as he unbuckled his belt.
For hours Rose would pleasure this man in the most degrading way possible. If she showed weakness the man would simply hit her. Finally the man finished and put his clothes back on.
"Here is your pay whore and I look forward to seeing you in a month my beautiful Rose" sneered the man before he turned and left, leaving Rose still tied to the bed and sobbing.
When Rose woke up from the memory she found herself to be crying. And not just normal crying but sobbing. She was a whore and would always be a whore. That man, those men had taken all her innocence and left her with a broken soul. She was a whore which was why she could not take compliments. Whores did not deserve compliments.
"You promised that you would fix your soul and train to use me….you need to face you past Rose." Said her Zanpakuto.
"But it hurts and I promised myself that I would never experience that again. It hurts to much." Sobbed Rose.
"You must face it!" Said her Zanpakuto more forcefully.
"NO! I won't" screamed Rose.
"Then I will continue to show you your memories until you stop running from them."
Rose continued to sob. She sobbed so hard that she did not notice Shunsui's reiatsu standing outside her room. He had been awoken by Rose's frantic reiatsu so he had gone to investigate. When he arrived outside her room she had her reiatsu under control but he could hear her sobbing. Her sobs ripped his heart apart and it took all his self-control not to barge into her room to comfort her. Shunsui knew that Rose did not want company for the time being so he turned and walked away. As he walked away, Shunsui promised himself that he would find out what was bothering Rose so much.
Rose never got back to sleep after waking up from her nightmare of the past. Instead she sat outside on the grassy training field and waiting for the sun to rise. Although Rose was exhausted she still rejoiced at seeing the sun rise. It was one of the most beautiful sun rises she had ever seen. She stayed where she was, transfixed at the sight of the rising sun for a few more minutes before she got up and went to get ready for her Kido lesson with Nanao. After a long refreshing shower and a nice cup of tea and some plain rice Rose left rejuvenated. At ten to eight Rose got up and made her way towards the training ground, her new Zanpakuto tied to her side. As she walked out onto the field she saw that Nanao was already there waiting for her. The sun shone and glittered of Rose's silver and blue Zanpakuto sheath which caught the eye of Nanao.
"Is that you Zanpakuto?" asked Nanao with a hint of curiosity in her voice.
"Yes" answered Rose with pride.
"And you materialized it…" questioned Nanao.
"Yesterday afternoon after my zanjutsu class with lady Koru" smiled Rose.
"So soon…well there is hope for you yet" said Nanao while adjusting her glasses. "Today I am going to teach you your first kido spell which is Bakudo number 1: Sai".
Nanao told Rose the incantation needed to activate the spell but for the life of Rose she could not remember it. Time and time again Rose forgot the incantation and was only able conjure up the spell after she had written it down in her note book and then repeated it word for word. By the end of the lesson Rose was able to fully chant the kido, with the help of her trusty notebook, and bind Nanao (willingly) for a few seconds. Rose was ecstatic with herself whereas Nanao was disappointed, and outraged. She had hoped that Rose's ability to control her flow of reiatsu would make her a nature kido caster. But she was unable to remember the incantations and this really annoyed her. Nanao got the impression the Rose really did not want to learn, but in reality Rose simply could not remember the incantation no matter who hard she tried.
Nanao was positively gritting her teeth during the hour they practised hand to hand combat. She could sense that Rose had a knack for hitting something, but she was holding herself back Nanao had tried to be more forceful and aggressive in her attacks but still Rose held herself back. Nanao was frustrated, she knew Rose had it in her to fight back and attack with force but she was unwilling to do it.
Rose on the other hand believed that the hand to hand combat lessons had gone better than the day before. Nanao had not beaten her too badly and so in her opinion it was a good day. Slowly Rose put her sandals back on and strapped her Zanpakuto to her waist and slowly made her way back to her room. She was hoping to squeeze in a quick hour of studying before lunch and her afternoon zanjutsu lesson. She hope that her zanjutsu lesson would also go better than the day before. She believed that Lady Koru and herself had gotten off on a bad start and that maybe today they could work together peacefully.
When Rose got back to her room she saw that he had two messages on her phone: one from Lexie and the other from her Godfather.
"Babe, how are you doing? Did those two men come back? If so did you pounce them like I suggested? We should tots meet up sometime and talk. Love ya "-Lexie.
"Rose, I hear that you are currently not in London, where are you and are you alright?"-GF.
Rose sighed. She had not told anybody where she currently was or when she would be back. She pressed reply and answered her Godfather's message, it was not fair on him to be worried about her when he had taken such good care of her in the past.
"GF, I decided to take your advice and go on a holiday. Some friends and I are currently in Paris. Not sure when we will be back. Sorry for not telling you sooner it was a last minute thing."-Rose.
Rose hated having to lie to her godfather, but she could not exactly tell him that two strange men had turned up in her room one night and told her that she had to go live in the Soul Society because she was being hunted by an evil Arrancar. In this case a lie was better than the truth. With that done Rose turned to her stack of books and notes and started to study. She had four exams in May over a two day period which in the past would have annoyed her, but this year it was more convenient for her as she would only have to beg Shunsui to allow her to return to the world of the living ones for two days. Her exams were on the 'Rise of Modern China: 19th onwards', 'The Collapse of the Russian Empire and the Rise of the Bolsheviks', 'The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars', and finally 'The End of Mandated Britain'. With a smile Rose sat down at her desk and selected the file that contained all of her notes of modern China and started to revise.
A knock at the door startled Rose out of her inner revision mode. Curiously she stood up and opened the door and saw a very large man standing there with half his top shihakushō missing and with two braids in his hair.
The man looked down at Rose and said in a very loud voice, "Rose Bentley, you are to report to the Taicho and Fukutaicho's office at once".
"Erm…ok" replied Rose in an unsure voice. She turned round and picked up her Zanpakuto and tied it to her belt. After hesitating for a bit, she grabbed her IPhone and notes and placed them in her inner pocket. By the time she was ready to leave the man standing in the doorway had gone. Swearing under her breath, Rose ran out of her room and charged down the corridor. She had no idea where the office of the Taicho and Fukutaicho were located, but she assumed they would be in the main administrative building…which was on the other side of the division. It seemed that Rose's luck had run out.